Category Archives: Current Events

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Misconceptions About Religion

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Aya Katz

The greatest misconception that one person can have about another person’s religion is that the other person is somehow less informed or not as intelligent or more primitive to be taken in by the imagery in the representation of the … Continue reading →

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Live Interview with Julia Hanna and Guest Kathy Freeze

Posted on May 19, 2018 by Aya Katz

Kathy Freeze is a libertarian, an avid nature-lover and amateur photographer who lives in the beautiful Ozarks of Missouri.  Continue reading →

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Is violence the answer?

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Rosie

Greetings and Salutations! Is violence the answer? is a new pub about violent video games, television shows and movies. My thesis is that an excessive amount of intake of violence is unhealthy, unwarranted, and unecessary not to mention damaging to … Continue reading →

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Article Directories: No Rules, Many Rules or Few Rules?

Posted on August 15, 2012 by admin

[This article was originally published on Excerptz on July 29, 2011, but I have been notified that the site is closing down, so I am republishing here.] On February 24, 2011 quite a few article directories were subjected to a … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Julia Hanna

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Aya Katz

Julia Hanna, otherwise known as Sweetbearies here on PubWages, is a prolific writer and artist. Last night I had the privilege of doing a video interview with her on Skype. Even though she is in California and I am in … Continue reading →

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Breaking News: Amazon Terminates Contracts with California Amazon Associates

Posted on June 30, 2011 by admin

Yesterday, Governor Brown of California signed into law a bill that purports to apply California sales tax to online sales to California residents. Today Amazon.com saw its shares dip slightly — down by a nickel. However, it is not Amazon … Continue reading →

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What We Can Learn From Project Nim

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Aya Katz

Apparently there is a new movie out about Project Nim. The story of Nim Chimpsky is one worth considering, and many think of it primarily as a cautionary tale. Here are a few things that I learned not to do … Continue reading →

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Bioshock and the legacy of Ayn Rand

Posted on June 10, 2011 by nhkatz

Ayn Rand was an important American philosopher of the mid-twentieth century. She preached that each man (by which she meant generic human) should be judged only his productive ability and should own the fruits of his labor. She could be … Continue reading →

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